2023 January/February
Find Your Hidden Strength
Connections
Move for Recovery
Steven Washington, author of Recovering You, shares his recovery journey and how movement was the key to success.
The Hidden Cost of Domestication
Animal trainer Ren Hurst lost everything when she discovered a new way of being with animals. What she gained made the loss worthwhile.
Retreat Guide
10 Tips for the First-Time Retreat Goer
Considering taking a retreat? These ten tips will help you prepare for the experience of a lifetime.
23 Great Places to Pause, Reflect, and Renew
Our 2023 Retreat Guide features 23 unique retreat centers design to help you heal, restore, and connect with your highest self. Where will you retreat to this year?
Columns
Introducing Nagomi
Neuroscientist and author Ken Mogi shares ways to practice nagomi, a Japanese concept of balance.
Aging With Cats and Dogs
Our resident animal chaplain explores the complexities of mortality as it regards our animal companions—and ourselves.
In Happiness and Suffering
Paul Sutherland struggles with creating an off-ramp for his unskillful thoughts and actions. He falls down, gets back up, and tries again.
Ready, Set. Go
“Life at its best is always fresh and unrepeatable.” Mark Nepo shows us how to balance preparation and emotional readiness.
Amusing Grace, How Sweet the Sound
Is there a place for laughter in trauma therapy? Our resident psychotherapist dives in.
Roadside Assistance: Becoming Enlightened
Rabbi Rami Shapiro answers pressing questions on America, immortality, and enlightenment as a goal.
Toolbox
Toolbox: Spreading Gratitude
Utilize these seven tools to promote gratitude in your life and in the lives of your loved ones.
Features
Running on Gentle Power
Life is an ultramarathon. The best path is to access your sisu and keep your heart open.
Featured Artist: Diana Sudyka
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Diana Sudyka about taxidermy, clayboard, and combining words and images. Look for her art throughout the January/February 2023 issue.
From The Editor
From the Editor: Thinking About Sisu This January
Explore what our January/February 2023 issue has in store—sisu, nagomi, and freudenfreude included.